37: Chapter 37 Mutant Creature: Armored Earth Dragon!

"Wow! This is too exaggerated!"

Lin Momo, wearing a set of cute pink pajamas with her crystal-clear little feet bare, ran back and forth in the corridor excitedly.

She pushed open the door to her own room, which had a "Crew Member No. 1" sign hanging on it. Looking at the cozy and luxurious furnishings inside, she was so excited that she threw herself onto the soft, large bed and rolled around several times.

"Long live the Train Master! This is a hundred times more comfortable than a five-star hotel before the apocalypse!"

Zhang Man, wearing a tight black sports vest, walked nonchalantly to the edge of the corridor and reached out to knock hard on the panoramic transparent blast-proof glass wall.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Along with a dull thud, Zhang Man was surprised to find that even though she had used some of the strength from her B-rank talent [Steel Body], this seemingly fragile glass did not leave even a single scratch.

"What a perverted defense. With this twenty-centimeter-thick alloy armor, let alone defending, even if it just rams through everything, it could crush those bronze-grade monsters into a puddle of mud." Zhang Man couldn't help but click her tongue in wonder.

Liu Ruyan wore a wine-red silk robe, her mature and full figure looking particularly enchanting under the soft lights of the corridor.

She leaned lazily against the doorframe of one of the rooms, holding a cup of warm water she had just drawn from the purified water circulation system.

"Look at you all, acting like you've never seen the world. This is the handiwork of our Train Master; what is there to be so surprised about?"

Liu Ruyan's soul-stirring peach-blossom eyes swirled slightly, glancing with a hint of charm at Su Xiaoxiao, who had just come up from the first floor.

Su Xiaoxiao was pushing up her signature black-rimmed glasses, holding a calculator, her fingers pressing on the keypad so fast they were almost a blur.

"We're rich, we're rich! Just this scale of panoramic blast-proof glass alone could be traded for a mountain of supplies in the trading market!"

"Not to mention those built-in independent temperature control systems. This is simply a mobile apocalypse paradise!"

Gold light representing wealth flashed in the eyes of this little money-grubber, Su Xiaoxiao, and she was almost drooling.

Among this group of chattering girls, the one most deeply shocked was undoubtedly the mechanical genius who had just joined the train last night, Ye Qingyu.

This tsundere lone-wolf girl was currently standing blankly at the top of the stairs connecting the rear military factory and the second-floor living area, sporting two dark circles under her eyes even larger than yesterday's.

The black tactical suit she wore was covered in fine metal powder, clearly the result of her fighting all night in the [Fully Automated Military Industrial Factory].

But compared to physical exhaustion, her brain was currently suffering from a devastating, dimension-reducing blow.

Ye Qingyu stretched out her trembling hands and, as if caressing some sacred religious artifact, touched the perfect seamless welding craftsmanship on the stair railing bit by bit.

"It doesn't make sense... This absolutely doesn't make sense..."

"This level of spatial folding technology, and this seamless dark gold armor material—how on earth could it be conjured out of thin air overnight?"

When Ye Qingyu's pride-and-joy S-rank [Mechanical Resonance] talent tried to analyze the overall structure of this Level 2 train, it simply fed back a blind spot like an abyss.

She realized she was like a kindergarten child still learning addition and subtraction, suddenly thrown into an advanced laboratory studying quantum mechanics.

That shock and the madness of her thirst for knowledge caused her worship and awe for the man, Su Chen, to climb to an insurmountable peak.

Just as the girls on the second floor were still shocked by this sudden luxurious life, Su Chen had already changed into a well-tailored black high-end tactical trench coat and walked out of the newly expanded master bedroom at the very front with steady, powerful steps.

Following closely behind was Chu Qingxue, with a rosy complexion, looking as touching and beautiful as a freshly bloomed peony.

Chu Qingxue wore a tight-fitting white tactical base layer, with a slim-fitting black vest over it; her slender waist and long, straight, beautiful legs displayed a beautiful style where coldness and charm were perfectly intertwined in front of everyone.

Seeing Su Chen appear, the previously noisy corridor instantly fell silent.

Every girl's gaze focused uniformly on this peerless king who ruled over the entire steel fortress.

A flash of fiery infatuation crossed Liu Ruyan's mature eyes, Lin Momo looked at her idol with stars in her eyes, and even the most tsundere Ye Qingyu couldn't help but stand up straight.

"Let's go, let's go to the cockpit and see the full picture of our abyss roarer."

Su Chen's voice was not loud, but it carried an supreme majesty that brooked no questioning from anyone.

He did not linger too long in the second-floor living area, but instead led the women down the wide central staircase to the brand-new, spacious, panoramic cockpit located on the second level of the train head.

When everyone stepped into this spacious cockpit, which was seventy or eighty square meters, they were once again shocked by the scene before them.

The 270-degree, no-blind-spot panoramic blast-proof glass allowed a full, unobstructed view of the wasteland scenery to be presented before everyone's eyes.

A huge holographic tactical sand table floated in the center of the cockpit, simulating the terrain and monster distribution within a ten-kilometer radius in real-time.

Su Chen walked with a grand air to the wide, luxurious main control chair that resembled a throne, and sat down calmly and unhurriedly.

Chu Qingxue walked to his side very naturally, like the most loyal and thoughtful personal maid, standing quietly to the side, her cold eyes capable of holding only Su Chen's figure.

Behind Su Chen, Liu Ruyan, Zhang Man, and Lin Momo lined up, while Ye Qingyu stared fixedly at the various mechanical data parameters on the control console with a face full of fanaticism.

"Ling Yi, report on the mounting status of the new weapon systems."

Su Chen leaned back in the leather chair, his slender fingers tapping lightly on the cold metal armrest, and gave the order indifferently.

The holographic screen lit up instantly, and the cold, beautiful AI "big sister" Ling Yi transformed into a deep blue figure, floating elegantly in mid-air.

"Respected Master, the weapon system of the [abyss roarer] has been fully upgraded and reorganized."

"In addition to the existing defensive machine gun turrets on the second-floor roof, which have all been upgraded to [Twin-Linked Heavy Electromagnetic Machine Guns]..."

"The biggest breakthrough in firepower is the exclusive main gun position at the front of the roof, which has successfully been equipped with the [Main Cannon: Thunder Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon]."

Following Ling Yi's explanation, a model of a terrifying heavy weapon with an exaggerated design appeared on the holographic screen.

It was a huge cannon barrel six meters long and so thick that it would take two people to wrap their arms around it.

The surface of the barrel was densely coiled with countless high-voltage lightning conduction circuits emitting a deep blue light.

"This main cannon can be charged by consuming a large amount of mental energy and lightning-attribute crystals, capable of instantly erupting with a destructive electromagnetic pulse beam sufficient to pierce all silver-grade defenses."

"Combined with the high-explosive ammunition continuously produced by the [Fully Automated Military Industrial Factory] in the rear, your train now possesses the capability to carry out localized destructive strikes."

Hearing this blood-boiling report on firepower, Zhang Man behind him clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles emitting a crisp popping sound.

This was the true romance of a man, this was the confidence to walk sideways in the wasteland!

"Well done."

Su Chen nodded with satisfaction, his deep, cold eyes looking through the panoramic glass at the thick, endless blood-red mist ahead.

This wasteland world was too big, so big that the East China Region was merely the tip of the iceberg.

And he was destined to drive this abyss roarer, crush all obstacles, and step to the very peak of power.

"Everyone, return to your battle stations."

Su Chen waved his hand sharply, and the terrifying aura belonging to an overlord instantly swept through the entire cockpit.

"Ling Yi, maximize the power output of the power furnace!"

"Target locked, East China Region core hub, full speed ahead!!!"

Following Su Chen's order, this dark golden steel behemoth that had just awakened instantly let out a deafening roar.

The high-pressure steam in the steam boiler frantically pushed the huge mechanical gears, and the wheels rubbed against the rails, creating countless dazzling sparks.

The [abyss roarer] tore through the mist ahead like a dark golden lightning bolt, and with an unstoppable posture, slammed into the unknown wilderness.

Just as everyone was immersed in the joy of this destructive speed, feeling the surge of adrenaline brought by the velocity, the cold and urgent red alarm sound of the AI "Ling Yi" suddenly rang sharply in the cockpit.

"Beep—!"

"Highest level warning!"

"The tracks directly ahead are completely blocked by a super-large mutant organism!"

"High-frequency radar scan confirmed, only three kilometers away from this unit, estimated collision countdown: sixty seconds!"

This sudden alarm made the girls, who were still full of excitement just a moment ago, instantly restrain their smiles.

Chu Qingxue immediately brought up the optical surveillance footage ahead and used her authority to zoom in to the limit.

When the true appearance of the road-blocker was clearly presented on the screen, a sound of gasping for air instantly rang out in the entire cockpit.

There, on the rusty tracks less than three kilometers from the train, lay a terrifying behemoth with a size so huge it was despair-inducing.

[Warning! Mutant creature discovered: Iron-Clad Earth Dragon!]

[Grade: Silver Mid-Rank (Overlord-Level Creature)!]

[Characteristics: Body length exceeds ten meters, possesses terrifying heavy-duty defensive power. Its body surface is covered with a layer of black scales harder than tempered steel, and its whole body is covered in deadly bone spurs like sharp spears.]

[Description: Usually, even a fully armed large esper team would need to sacrifice countless human lives to have even a sliver of a chance of killing this wasteland nightmare!]

At this moment, this Iron-Clad Earth Dragon was lying in the center of the tracks, tearing and swallowing the corpse of a mutant giant bear that was also not small in size.

Its huge head, like a bulldozer, was covered in thick blood.

Seemingly sensing the movement of the train speeding from afar, this terrifying Silver Mid-Rank behemoth slowly raised its hideous head.

A pair of huge vertical pupils emitting cold, cruel light stared fixedly at the direction from which the [abyss roarer] was rushing.

Not only did it have no intention of dodging, but it instead let out a heaven-shaking roar full of provocation and brutality.

"My god... a monster ten meters long? Its scales look almost as thick as tank armor!"

Lin Momo shrank back a little in fear, her beautiful big eyes filled with worry.

"Train Master, with this level of monster defense, I'm afraid even normal armor-piercing bullets wouldn't be enough to scratch it, right?" Although Ye Qingyu was also a crazy mechanical fan, seeing this size gap, she couldn't help but swallow hard.

Although Chu Qingxue and Zhang Man did not speak, both had silently gripped the weapons in their hands, ready to deal with the potentially tragic collision at any time.

However, facing this Silver Mid-Rank behemoth that was enough to make other survivors instantly lose their nerve, Su Chen, standing in front of the wide control console, didn't even frown.

On his handsome, cold face, there was not only no panic, but instead, an eerie arc of excitement gradually curled up.

Su Chen slowly raised his hand, his slender fingers gently caressing the red crystal button on the control console that symbolized the firing of the main cannon.

"A behemoth with terrifying defense?"

Su Chen sneered, his deep eyes burning with a kind of extreme fanaticism called violence.

"If it were as fragile as a piece of paper, it wouldn't show the value of our Level 2 train."

"It's just right to use its turtle shell to test just how destructive our new main cannon really is."

"Ling Yi, cancel all deceleration programs."

Su Chen's cold and oppressive voice echoed in the spacious and bright cockpit.

"Run the power furnace at full load, and get me the speed to the maximum."

"Understood, Master. Full-speed assault mode activated, current speed: 280 km/h... breaking through 300 km/h!"

Following the cold and beautiful AI's report, this dark golden steel behemoth that had just awakened, like a mad abyss dragon, not only showed no sign of retreat in the face of a strong enemy, but instead, with an extremely violent posture determined to crush everything, frantically rushed toward that Iron-Clad Earth Dragon!

The wheels rubbed against the rails, creating sparks that were dazzling to the extreme, and the entire wasteland was trembling violently under this terrifying kinetic energy.

"Train Master... are you planning to ram directly into it?"

Ye Qingyu gripped the metal railing at the edge of the control console with both hands, her little face turning pale from extreme tension.

As a mechanical genius, her brain was rapidly performing physical collision calculations.

Although the [abyss roarer] possessed twenty-centimeter-thick dark gold armor, that Iron-Clad Earth Dragon was truly too huge, with a body length of over ten meters and a weight conservatively estimated at over fifty tons!